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most citedAccurate absolute core-electron binding energies of molecules, solids and surfaces from first-principles calculations

55 citations · 199 across the 13 of their papers we have counts for

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14 papers

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Predicting core-level X-ray photoemission spectra of oxide surfaces from first principles -- a case study for SnO

Wenxuan Cai, Stefan Kucharski, Chris Blackman +2

X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS) is a powerful technique to gain insight into the chemical properties of oxide surfaces. However, the interpretation of XPS spectra is notorio…

physics.chem-ph2026

Does the total energy difference method for modelling core level photoemission fail for bigger molecules?

Marta Berholts, Tanel Käämbre, Arvo Tõnisoo +3

The -Self-Consistent-Field (SCF) method permits calculations of core electron binding energies in materials and molecules at a modest computational cost. However, it has been…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 8 cited

Roadmap on Advancements of the FHI-aims Software Package

Joseph W. Abbott, Carlos Mera Acosta, Alaa Akkoush +203

Electronic-structure theory is the foundation of the description of materials including multiscale modeling of their properties and functions. Obviously, without sufficient accurac…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2023★ 17 cited

Combining the -Self-Consistent-Field and GW Methods for Predicting Core Electron Binding Energies in Periodic Solids

Juhan Matthias Kahk, Johannes Lischner

For the computational prediction of core electron binding energies in solids, two distinct kinds of modelling strategies have been pursued: the -Self-Consistent-Field method bas…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2022

Combining time-dependent density functional theory and the SCF approach for accurate core-electron spectra

Marcus Annegarn, Juhan Matthias Kahk, Johannes Lischner

Spectroscopies that probe electronic excitations from core levels into unoccupied orbitals, such as X-ray absorption spectroscopy and electron energy loss spectroscopy, are widely…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2022★ 46 cited

Plasmon-induced hot carriers from interband and intraband transitions in large noble metal nanoparticles

Hanwen Jin, Juhan Matthias Kahk, Dimitrios A. Papaconstantopoulos +2

Hot electrons generated from the decay of localized surface plasmons in metallic nanostructures have the potential to transform photocatalysis, photodetection and other optoelectro…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2021★ 10 cited

Predicting Core Electron Binding Energies in Elements of the First Transition Series Using the -Self-Consistent-Field Method

Juhan Matthias Kahk, Johannes Lischner

The -Self-Consistent-Field (SCF) method has been established as an accurate and computationally efficient approach for calculating absolute core electron binding energies for…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2021★ 23 cited

Lifetime effects and satellites in the photoelectron spectrum of tungsten metal

Curran Kalha, Laura E. Ratcliff, Julio J. Gutiérrez Moreno +10

Tungsten is an important and versatile transition metal and has a firm place at the heart of many technologies. A popular experimental technique for the characterisation of tungste…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2021

Layer-Resolved Many-Electron Interactions in Delafossite PdCoO2 from Standing-Wave Photoemission Spectroscopy

Qiyang Lu, Henrique Martins, J. Matthias Kahk +7

When a three-dimensional material is constructed by stacking different two-dimensional layers into an ordered structure, new and unique physical properties can emerge. An example i…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2021★ 1 cited

Core Electron Binding Energies in Solids from Periodic All-Electron -Self-Consistent-Field Calculations

Juhan Matthias Kahk, Georg S. Michelitsch, Reinhard J. Maurer +2

Theoretical calculations of core electron binding energies are important for aiding the interpretation of experimental core level photoelectron spectra. In previous work, the -S…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2020

Frontier Orbitals and Quasiparticle Energy Levels in Ionic Liquids

J. Matthias Kahk, Ivar Kuusik, Vambola Kisand +2

Room temperature ionic liquids play an important role in many technological applications and a detailed understanding of their frontier molecular orbitals is required to optimize i…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2019★ 21 cited

Generation of plasmonic hot carriers from d-bands in metallic nanoparticles

Lara Román Castellanos, Juhan Matthias Kahk, Ortwin Hess +1

We present an approach to master the well-known challenge of calculating the contribution of d-bands to plasmon-induced hot carrier rates in metallic nanoparticles. We generalise t…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2019★ 55 cited

Accurate absolute core-electron binding energies of molecules, solids and surfaces from first-principles calculations

J. Matthias Kahk, Johannes Lischner

Core-electron x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy is a powerful technique for studying the electronic structure and chemical composition of molecules, solids and surfaces. However, th…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2017★ 18 cited

The role of spin-orbit coupling in the electronic structure of IrO

Pranab Kumar Das, Jagoda Sławińska, Ivana Vobornik +15

The delicate interplay of electronic charge, spin, and orbital degrees of freedom is in the heart of many novel phenomena across the transition metal oxide family. Here, by combini…